As you would expect a wheelchair accessible vehicle is a car or van that has been changed in order to make it possible for people in wheelchairs to use. What this means is that the person in a wheelchair is able to easily enter disabled vehicles without requiring any help. In order to achieve this accessibility the car need to be altered.

The head room required in these vehicles is one of the main things that needs to be changed in the wheelchair car to accommodate someone in a wheelchair. One way to get this result is to make the floor of the car lower to the ground. Lowering the floor of the vehicle is the most common approach as this also allows a less steep ramp to be added to the car.

For your particular situation you will want to consider the size of you wheelchair in order to determine how much extra space is needed. In most cases the floor of the car will also be reinforced in order to allow it to support the added weight of the wheelchair.

The addition of a ramp is another necessary adjustment the needs to be made to provide access for wheelchairs. In general the ramp will be added to the boot of wheelchair cars. Having a ramp at the side is also another option for accessing these types of vehicles. With the ramp at the back of the vehicle the person is able to enter the car or van facing the correct direction without needing to turn in a small space.

Wheelchair accessible vehicles come in two distinct categories. The first is a car that has been modified to allow passengers who use wheelchairs to be seated within the car. The next type is a car that has been changed in order to allow someone in a wheelchair to actually drive the car.

Parking sensors as well as power steering are also standard features that should come with most modern wheelchair accessible vehicles.